Visit Normandy in four days – Day 3

Travel ideas – Long stay (4 days)

Visit Normandy in four days – Day 3

This proposed course has been established by the D-Day Overlord website to allow you to visit the historical area of the Battle of Normandy, according to your possibilities. On this page, discover the idea of a “long stay” route to be carried out in four days).

Day 3 – Morning

Location: Bayeux (14)Direction: Port-en-Bessin (14) – Museum of the Wrecks of D-DayItinerary (driving time: 25 minutes): exit Bayeux, take the motorway N 13 / E 46 direction Cherbourg, then exit right towards Port-en-Bessin. Follow the signs that indicate the Museum of Wrecks of the Landing.Parking: Parking of the Museum of the Wrecks of D-DayVisit:– Wreck of the D-Day

Departure: Port-en-Bessin (14) – Museum of Wrecks of D-DayDirection: Colleville-sur-Mer (14) – Omaha Beach – American military cemeteryItinerary (travel time by car: 25 minutes): exit Port-en-Bessin. Join the coastal road (D 514). Follow the signs to the US Military Cemetery.Parking: American Military Cemetery ParkingVisit:– Walking Tour of the American Military Cemetery

Departure: Colleville-sur-Mer (14) – Omaha Beach – US military cemeteryDirection: Colleville-sur-Mer (14) – Omaha Beach – Remains of the Wn 62 strongpointItinerary (2 minutes): exit the American military cemetery and take the first left (follow the signs), the parking lot of the Wn 62 strongpoint is located about a hundred meters from the cemetery.Parking: parking lot of the Wn 62 strongpointVisit:– Walking tour of theWn 62 strongpoint

Departure: Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer (14) – Omaha Beach – Omaha Beach MuseumDirection: Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer (14) – Omaha Beach – BeachItinerary (driving time: 2 minutes): exit the Omaha Beach Museum car park and turn left towards the beach. Stop in front of the Landing Committee Monument. Turn right on the road parallel to the beach towards Ruquet. Observe the point of view of the bunker of the Ruquet.Parking: many places in front of the Signal Monument (1st Infantry Division)Visit:– Walking tour of the historic site: the beach of Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer– Walking tour of the historic site: the viewpoint of the Ruquet bunker

Day 3 – Afternoon

Location: Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer (14) – Omaha Beach – BeachDirection: Vierville-sur-Mer (14) – Omaha Beach – BeachItinerary (time by car: 3 minutes): on the road parallel to the beach, head west towards Vierville-sur-Mer. Stop after the National Guard bunker.Parking: places near the National Guard bunkerVisit:– Walking tour of the historic site: National Guard bunker and commemorative plaques

Departure: Vierville-sur-Mer (14) – Omaha Beach – BeachDirections: Vierville-sur-Mer (14) – Omaha Beach – MuseumItinerary (time by car: 2 minutes): leave the beach in the direction of the center of Vierville-sur-Mer. At the crossroads, turn right towards Grandcamp-Maisy, then turn immediately after the first right, and park at the museum’s car park.Parking: Parking of the MuseumVisit:– Museum of Vierville-sur-Mer

Departure: Vierville-sur-Mer (14) – Omaha Beach – BeachDirection: Pointe du Hoc – German coastal batteryItinerary (time of the journey: 8 minutes): leave Vierville-sur-Mer and take the D 514 towards the west in the direction of Grandcamp-Maisy. Follow signs to turn right towards Pointe du Hoc.Parking: on-site parking of the German coastal battery of Pointe du HocVisit:– Walking tour of the historic site

Departure: Pointe du Hoc – German coastal batteryDirection: Grandcamp-Maisy (14) – Museum of the battery of MaisyItinerary (travel time: 3 minutes): take the direction of Grandcamp-Maisy then Isigny-sur-Mer. At the exit of Grandcamp-Maisy, turn right following the signs, before the car garage.Parking: Parking Maisy battery museumVisit:– Maisy’s battery

Departure: Grandcamp-Maisy (14) – Museum of Maisy’s batteryDirection: La Cambe (14) – German military cemeteryItinerary (driving time: 8 minutes): return to Grandcamp-Maisy and turn right at the Church to take the Route de la Cambe (D 199). At the crossroads, turn left (Route de Grandcamp to La Cambe – D 113), then turn left again (D 613). You then enter La Cambe, turn right (D 113) which leads to a roundabout: follow the signs that indicate the German military cemetery.Parking: Military Cemetery ParkingVisit:
– German military cemetery